2023 Review: 🏘️ How short-term rentals changed NYC neighborhoods

Please chip in and help our non-profit newsroom. [View this email in a browser.]( [Gothamist Logo] [Year in Review: Short-Term Rentals]( Hi Gothamist Reader, This is Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky and David Brand. We’re both reporters in the Gothamist and WNYC newsroom. Earlier this year, we spent more hours than we would care to admit poring over [Airbnb listings in New York City.]( We were tracking, in real-time, the effect of the city’s new short-term rental rules on the multimillion-dollar vacation rental market that has reshaped entire neighborhoods over the past decade. To do that, we dove into listings data, knocked on doors, rifled through the city code and court documents, and even attended a block party on a Bed-Stuy street deeply affected by the rise of short-term rental giants like Airbnb, VRBO, and others. We stayed on the story for months, [tracking every twist and turn]( along the way. Our stories provoked discussion, surprise, national coverage, and plenty of impassioned comments. None of that would have happened without the [contributions of Gothamist readers]( like you. This work takes tons of time and resources; to keep it up, we need your continued support. [I Support Gothamist]( Your donations are especially valuable at the end of the year, which is a critical fundraising window for [non-profit newsrooms]( like ours. There are only a few days left to meet the year-end giving deadline. Bonus T-shirt! Your donation will also earn you some exclusive swag – specifically one of these [sweet Gothamist t-shirts,]( which are only available through the end of the year. [YES! I Want the Shirt]( [So give now, if you can.]( Every donation means more reporting, more tough questions, more data diving and public records spelunking, and more accountability for the powerful corporations that influence New Yorkers’ everyday lives. Thanks for reading and for contributing. We appreciate you. [Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky] Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky [David Brand] David Brand [New York Public Radio] [WNYC]( | [WQXR]( | [NJPR]( | [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( | [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. All rights reserved. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 [TERMS OF USE]( You can update your [PREFERENCES]( or [UNSUBSCRIBE]( from this list.